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snoop around + place
snoop 作动词时是不及物动词，接地点时用 snoop around，后面不直接跟宾语。
The neighbors were snooping around our yard.
邻居们在我们院子里四处窥探。
爱管闲事的人；私家侦探
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爱管闲事的人；私家侦探
a person who pries into others' private affairs without being asked
The neighbors were snooping around our yard.
邻居们在我们院子里四处窥探。
指人，不指窥视行为
窥探的行为；打听。
The act of snooping.
窥探者；打听者。
One who snoops.
私家侦探。
A private detective.
My neighbor is such a snoop; she always peeks through the curtains to see who is visiting us.
我的邻居真是个爱管闲事的人；她总是透过窗帘偷看谁来拜访我们。
The new intern turned out to be a snoop, reading emails that were not addressed to her.
那个新来的实习生原来是个爱管闲事的人，专看不是写给她的邮件。
Don't be such a snoop — why are you asking about my salary?
别这么爱管闲事——你为什么打听我的薪水？
snoop 作动词时是不及物动词，接地点时用 snoop around，后面不直接跟宾语。
The neighbors were snooping around our yard.
邻居们在我们院子里四处窥探。
snoop on 后接被窥探的人或事物；动词变化为 snoop – snoops – snooped – snooping。
She snooped on her colleague's emails.
她偷偷查看了同事的电子邮件。
snoop 作名词时，常与 have 搭配表示“窥探一番”，多见于口语。
I had a snoop around the office while everyone was at lunch.
趁大家吃午饭时，我在办公室里四处窥探了一番。
snoop 作可数名词可指“爱管闲事的人”，复数形式是 snoops。
He's such a snoop; he always reads our messages.
他真是个爱管闲事的人，总看我们的消息。
Not this
She snooped my phone while I was in the shower.
Use this
She snooped through my phone while I was in the shower.
snoop 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语；表示“翻看/窥探”某物时用 snoop through，因此要在 phone 前加上 through。
Not this
He is such a snoopy; he always reads other people's messages.
Use this
He is such a snoop; he always reads other people's messages.
snoopy 是形容词，意为“爱窥探的”，不能放在 such a 后作名词；表示“爱管闲事的人”应用名词 snoop。
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四处窥探；到处打听
The reporter snooped around the neighborhood for information.
记者在社区四处打听消息。
窥探；过问
He doesn't like people snooping into his personal life.
他不喜欢别人窥探他的私生活。
监视；窥探
The detective snooped on the suspect for days.
侦探监视嫌疑人好几天了。
翻看；乱翻
She snooped through his drawers while he was away.
他不在时，她翻看了他的抽屉。
爱管闲事的人
My neighbor is a snoop who always watches us from the window.
我的邻居是个爱管闲事的人，总是从窗户看着我们。
四处窥探；暗中调查
The reporter snooped around the politician's office to find evidence.
记者在政客办公室四处窥探以寻找证据。
暗中监视某人；偷看某人
He was caught snooping on his neighbor's computer.
他被抓到偷看邻居的电脑。
翻看；窥视（某人的东西）
Don't snoop through my drawers without permission.
未经允许不要翻看我的抽屉。
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联想snoop≈sniff(嗅)+loop(圈)：像狗绕着圈嗅探，暗中窥探别人隐私。
语域：informal 常见场景：gossip about neighbors、detective fiction、casual conversation 作为名词时，snoop 通常指爱管闲事的人，也可非正式地指私家侦探。该词多用于日常口语和非正式场合，常带贬义或戏谑色彩。
这些词都与 snoop (/snuːp/) 押韵，韵尾为 /uːp/，拼写中都有 -oop。注意拼写相近的 snoot (/snuːt/) 和 snooze (/snuːz/) 并不押韵。
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